On This Day

Monday, June 7, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 35 14 .714 --
Athletics 30 22 .577 6.5
White Sox 27 24 .529 9.0
Senators 25 23 .521 9.5
Tigers 26 25 .510 10.0
Indians 26 25 .510 10.0
Browns 17 33 .340 18.5
Red Sox 14 34 .292 20.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 29 19 .604 --
Pirates 25 19 .568 2.0
Cubs 24 21 .533 3.5
Robins 23 22 .511 4.5
Giants 25 24 .510 4.5
Cardinals 26 25 .510 4.5
Braves 17 27 .386 10.0
Phillies 17 29 .370 11.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Barrett 4
2 Al Simmons 3
2 Homer Summa 3
4 Mickey Cochrane 2
4 10 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Simmons 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Barrett 3
1 Al Simmons 3
3 Jimmy Dykes 2
3 Fred Haney 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Collins 1
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 Bill Hunnefield 1
1 Sam Rice 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Uhle 0.60
2 Walter Johnson 0.57
3 Ed Wells 0.43
4 Rube Walberg 0.36
5 Red Ruffing 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Edwards 1
1 George Uhle 1
1 Rube Walberg 1
1 Ed Wells 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Uhle 6
2 Walter Johnson 4
2 Rube Walberg 4
4 James Edwards 3
4 Ed Wells 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .383
2 George Burns .366
3 Kiki Cuyler .365
4 Goose Goslin .364
5 Bibb Falk .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 19
2 Jim Bottomley 9
2 Al Simmons 9
4 Hack Wilson 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 64
2 Hack Wilson 49
3 Goose Goslin 43
4 Jim Bottomley 42
4 3 others tied 42

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 12
1 Bob Meusel 12
3 Sam Rice 11
4 Frankie Frisch 9
4 Bill Hunnefield 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Virgil Barnes 1.61
2 Lefty Grove 2.17
3 Jesse Petty 2.19
4 Ed Wells 2.21
5 Jack Quinn 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 10
1 Herb Pennock 10
3 Waite Hoyt 9
3 Flint Rhem 9
5 George Uhle 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 83
2 George Uhle 62
3 Earl Whitehill 47
4 Charlie Root 43
5 Walter Johnson 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 8
2 Hooks Dauss 4
2 Chick Davies 4
4 Sloppy Thurston 3
5 9 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Irish Meusel .448
2 Harry Heilmann .429
3 Butch Henline .424
4 Clarence Huber .419
5 George Grantham .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Cochrane 4
1 Cliff Heathcote 4
1 Harry Heilmann 4
1 Babe Ruth 4
5 6 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 18
2 Harry Heilmann 16
3 George Burns 15
4 Bibb Falk 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Taylor Douthit 4
2 Eddie Collins 3
2 Doc Farrell 3
2 Harry Heilmann 3
2 8 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Wells 0.00
2 Jack Russell 0.64
3 Tom Zachary 0.69
4 Curly Ogden 0.75
5 Elam Vangilder 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3
1 Sam Gray 3
1 Kent Greenfield 3
1 Ted Lyons 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 33
2 George Uhle 23
3 Sam Gray 22
4 Tommy Thomas 17
5 Kent Greenfield 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 2
1 Firpo Marberry 2
3 Jesse Barnes 1
3 Hi Bell 1
3 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kiki Cuyler .433
2 Harry Heilmann .413
3 Pie Traynor .411
4 Eddie Collins .385
5 Eddie Brown .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 13
2 Al Simmons 7
3 Les Bell 6
3 Mickey Cochrane 6
3 Cliff Heathcote 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 35
2 Ty Cobb 29
3 Tony Lazzeri 26
3 Earl Sheely 26
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Hunnefield 9
2 Tony Lazzeri 7
3 Eddie Collins 6
3 Bob Meusel 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Wells 0.65
2 Lefty Grove 1.82
3 Sam Gray 2.16
4 Hal Carlson 2.16
5 Doug McWeeny 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 6
1 Herb Pennock 6
3 Waite Hoyt 5
3 Flint Rhem 5
3 Earl Whitehill 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 53
2 George Uhle 37
3 Ted Blankenship 27
3 Earl Whitehill 27
5 Jack Scott 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 4
2 Chick Davies 3
3 Clyde Barfoot 2
3 Garland Braxton 2
3 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .383
2 Harry Heilmann .378
3 Al Simmons .363
4 Kiki Cuyler .361
5 Eddie Collins .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 44
2 Rogers Hornsby 28
3 Jim Bottomley 25
4 Bob Meusel 24
4 Al Simmons 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 137
2 Rogers Hornsby 134
3 Harry Heilmann 130
4 Babe Ruth 129
4 Earl Sheely 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 45
2 Max Carey 38
3 Johnny Mostil 32
4 Sam Rice 30
5 Frankie Frisch 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Coveleski 2.84
2 Herb Pennock 2.92
3 Eppa Rixey 2.93
4 Virgil Barnes 3.00
5 Ted Blankenship 3.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 25
2 Pete Donohue 22
2 Herb Pennock 22
4 Ted Blankenship 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 174
2 Lefty Grove 144
3 Howard Ehmke 116
4 Walter Johnson 108
5 Earl Whitehill 107

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 19
2 Jess Doyle 7
3 Elam Vangilder 6
3 Rube Walberg 6
5 4 tied 5